Salt marsh common yellowthroat

Salt marsh common yellowthroat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Geothlypis
Species: G. trichas
Trinomial name
Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The salt marsh common yellowthroat, (Geothlypis trichas sinuosa), is a subspecies of the common yellowthroat, a New World warbler.[2]

The salt marsh common yellowthroat has experienced a dramatic 80% decline from the early 20th century through 1976.[2] It is a species of concern for protection in efforts to restore Chelsea Wetlands in Hercules, California.[3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2004). "Geothlypis trichas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  2. 1 2 Common Yellowthroat, National Audubon Society, access date 11-02-2009
  3. Chelsea Wetlands Restoration, City of Hercules website, 23-06-2008, access date 08-02-2009


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